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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 11 years

Frank Defina

Principal - SecondarySchool BoardsOntarioFirst listed 2009
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$149,235.29
▲ 47.5% since 2009

Frank Defina was paid $149,235.29 in total compensation as Principal - Secondary at Toronto Catholic District School Board in 2021, 49% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Frank Defina has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times since 2009, earning $1.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $124,130.00 a year, up 47% over that span.

That is 14% above the average disclosed pay of $130,824.52 across 5,592 listed Toronto Catholic District School Board employees.

$149,235.29
Latest compensation
in 2021
$1.4M
Total compensation
across 11 years
$124,130.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+47.5%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

11 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$92K$108K$124K$140K$156K20092010201320142015201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How Frank Defina's total compensation has moved across 11 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $150,029.96
Lifetime total compensation$1.4M
Annual average$124,130.00
Total growth since 2009+47.5%
Biggest raise+11.4% (2018)
Biggest drop-1.5% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

11 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Principal - Secondary↑ role changed$149,235.29▼ 0.5%
2020★ Best
Principal – Secondary↑ role changed$150,029.96▲ 6.0%
2019
Principal - Secondary$141,479.37▲ 4.3%
2018
Principal - Secondary↑ role changed$135,671.23▲ 11.4%
2017
Vice Principal - Secondary$121,779.79▲ 1.8%
2016
Vice Principal - Secondary$119,596.93▼ 1.5%
2015
Vice Principal - Secondary$121,434.71▲ 6.2%
2014
Vice Principal - Secondary↑ role changed$114,297.98▲ 4.0%
2013
Vice Principal-Secondary↑ role changed$109,926.41▲ 9.1%
2010
Teacher-Secondary↑ role changed$100,790.12▼ 0.4%
2009First
Teacher - Secondary$101,190.36
11 years total$1.4M total$124,130.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Principal - Secondary
Sector
School Boards
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
11

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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